Greenbrae man accused of rod attack on landlord

A Greenbrae man was arrested on allegations he attacked his landlord with a plastic rod.

Alex Dillion Maertz, 20, was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. His bail was set at $50,000.

The case began at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, when the sheriff's department received a report of a landlord-tenant fight at 14 Lucky Drive. The landlord claimed Maertz struck him with a Lucite dowel several feet long and about 2 inches in diameter, then lunged at him, according to sheriff's department logs.